Machine for quartering vegetables



Dec. 14 1926.

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UNITED 'STATES CHARLES n. AYAEs, or

PATENT OFFICE.

.i I MACHINE QUARTERING VEGETABLES.

Application iiledMarch 24, 1926. Serial No. 96,949.

In preparing (vegetables such as beets for canning, the' vegetables are graded -as to size. Small vegetables are canned whole, i

those of medium size are preferably cut in` halves and the larger grade cut into quarters.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and eiiicient mechanism for dividing vegetables into quarters.

This object, and other advantageous ends l which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Y Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention, Y Figure 2 is a perspective view of a quartered beet,

.Figure 3 is an end elevation o-fthe machine shown in Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the machine, with parts of the frame cut away, showing the parts in a different position from that shown'in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sec' tion showing parts of the driving mechanism, and

Figures the working parts,

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the frame of the machine, 2 the driving shaft, .3 the driving pulley, 4 a

clutch by which the pulley may be connected .or disconnected from the shaft, and 5 an endless carrier mounted to travel over a driving sprocket 6 on the driving shafts and a sprocket 7 upon the other end of the frame. A series of equally spaced skeleton pockets 8 is pocket consists of'fingers 9 inclined toward their base and providing longitudinal and transverse channels 10 and 11. s shown, there are two series of pockets arranged side by side. vArms 12, extending upwardly from the frame provide bearings 13 for horizonf tally disposed rods 14 upon which a frame 15 is slidably. mounted. This frame carries a pair of verticallyextending sleeves 16 in which the stems 17 of the knives are slid- A able.' One end of. a lever 18 is ivoted to a bracket 19 extending from the `Elaine of the 6, 7 and 8 are details of some of mounted on the carrier. The v machine 'and its other end is connected with frame`15 by a link 20.

A cross bar 21 is fixed to the stems of the knives by collars 22. The cross bar is pivotallyconnected at 2,3 to an arm 24 the other end of which is connected with a pivot pm 25 to which an arm 26,' pivotally conneeted .with the frame of the machine at 27, is also pivoted. Lever 18 is rovided with a hub 28 in which the axle o a roller 29y is seated. The roller extends into a cam groove 30 in a cam 31 fixed to the driving shaft, and the cam groove is so disposed that rotation of thecampwill impart recirocating 'motion to the lever which will impart a horizontally `4reciprocating' motion to frame 15. Pivot pin 25 carries a roller 32 which extends into a' cam groove 33l in a cam 34,

fixed to the driving shaft, and the cam groove is so disposed that rotation of the cam will impart downward and upward movement to arm 24 thereby imparting vertically reciproeating motion to the knife stems 4and consequently to the knives.

The aths described by the cam grooves are such at the advancehorizontal movement of the frame 15 will coincide in speed with the speed of the endless carrier, and the return movement will be at somewhat greater speed and the movement of the knife carrier will be so'timed as to reach the limit of -its downward movement when frame 15 is midway of its advance movement and that it reaches its starting position by the time frame 15 begins another advance movement.

The knives consist of a base 35, which is secured to the knife stem by a collar 36, and blades 37 extending downwardly fromthe base. The knives include 4 blade elements extending from a common center, at right anglesto -each other and having their cutting faces 38 inclined toward the common center. v

Tol guard against the 'cut vegetables adherin with rawn I provide stripping plates 39 through which thevknives roject, which .are 'carried by bolts 40, sli ably mounted to the knives when the latter are' stood that thevarious parts may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set fort-h, but. consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alteration as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Havin r thus described myv invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a vegetable quartering machine; a frame; an endless carrier mounted thereon; a series of pockets mounted onthe carrier; a knife; means for reciprocatingv the knife in the line of travel of the carrier; means for concurrently reciprocating the knife in a vertical plane, and means for actuating the carrier. v y

2. In a vegetable quartering machine; a frame; an endless carrier mounted thereon; a series of pairs of pockets mounted on the carrier; av pair of knives; means for reciprocating the knives in the line of travel of the carrier; means for concurrently reciprocating the knives in a vertical plane, and means for actuating the carrier;

3. In a vegetable quartering machine; a frame; an endless 'carrier mounted thereon; a series-of pairs of pockets mounted on the carrier; a pair ofv knives; stems carrying the knives; a frame in which the-stems are slidable; means for-reciprocating saidpframe in the lineoftravel of the carrier; a bar fixed tothe stems; means for actuating the bar to'` lowerl andraise lthe knives, and means for actuatingtherarrier.

4.l In a 'vegetable' quartering machine; a frame; anendless carrier mounted thereon a series of pairs of pockets mounted on the carrier; a pair of knives; stems carryingV the knives; a slidable frame in which the stemsare slidable; a lever pivoted tothe frame ofthe machine; a. link connecting the lever with the slidable frame; means for actuating the lever to impart horizontal reciprocatory motion to said frame; means for concurrently reciprocating the knives in a vertical plane, and means for actuating the carrier.v

5. In a vegetable quai-tering machine; a frame; an endless carrier mountedfthereon; airs of pockets vmounted on the rier; a pair of knives; stems/carrying theV knives; a slidable frame in which the stems are slidable; a'lever pivoted to the frame of machine; a link connecting/the lever with' the slidable frame; a grooved cam fixed to the driving shaft; a roller carried by the lever and taking into the cam groove, the

`cam being adapted toactuate the lever to reciprocate the slidable frame in a horizontal plane, and means for concurrently reciprocating the knives in a-vertical plane.

6. Ina vegetable quartermg machine; a

frame;'an endless carrier mounted thereon;

a series of pairs of pocketsV mounted on the carrier; a shaft adapted to actuate the carrier; a pair of knives; stems carrying the knives; a bar fixed to the stems; 'an arm pivotally connecting the bar With a pivot pin; an arm pivotally connecting the pivot pin with the machine frame; a gropved cam 'fixed 'to the driving shaft, and 'a' roller carried by the pivot pin and taking into the cam grooves, the cam being adapted to actuate the arm connected with the knife carrying bar to reciprocate the bar and the knives in a lvertical plane, and means for concurrently reciprocating the knives in the line of travel of the carrier.

7. In a yegetable quartering machine; a frame; an endless carrier mounted thereon;

va series of pairs of pockets mounted on the carrier; a shaft adapted toy actuate the carrier; a pair of knives; stems carrying the knives; a slidable frame in which the stems are slidable; a lever pivoted to theframe of the machine; a link connecting the lever with the slidable frame; a grooved cam fixed to the driving shaft; a roller carried by the lever and taking into the cam groove, the` cam beingadapted to actuate the lever to.

horizontally reciprocate the slidable `frame;

-a barfixed' to the stems; an arm pivotally i the cam being adapted to actuate the arml l connected with the knife carrying bar to reciprocate the bar and the knives in a vertical plane.

` 8. In a vegetable cutting machine, a

frame; an endless carrier mounted thereon;

a series of pairs of pockets mounted on the carrier, the pockets having a plurality of diametrical channels; a knife having a plurality of blade elements registering with the channels; means for reciprocating the knife in the line 4of travel o f the carrier; means for concurrently reciprocating the knife in a vertical plane, 'and means for actuating the carrier. f,

9. In. a vegetable splitting machine having a continuously operated endless carrier;

pockets on the carrier; a knife; means for reciprocating the knife in the line of travel of the carrier, and means for reciprocating the knife in the vertical plane whereb said reciprocations will synchronize Wit movement of the pockets.

the J' 10. In a vegetable splitting machine havvertical lane whereby said reciprocationsv ing a continuously operated endless carrier; will sync roni'ze with `the movement of the pockets on the carrier; a pair of multi-bladpockets. p. 1,0 y ed knives adapted to successively co-act with In testimony whereof, I -have signed my 5 the pockets; means for reciprocating the lname to this specification.

knife in the line of travel of the carrier, and l means for reciprocating the knife in the 4 i CHARLES H. AYARS. i 

